News Release
Revised - Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project – Funding Awarded for Participation in the Environmental Assessment

OTTAWA, March 11, 2011 – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has awarded a total of $38,383 to five applicants to support their participation in the environmental assessment process of the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project (the Project) in Ontario.

Funding recipients are: the Federation of Ontario Naturalists (Ontario Nature), the Marathon Economic Development Corporation, Mr. Michael Butler (on behalf of Citizens for a Responsible Mine), Northwatch Coalition for Environmental Project (Northwatch) and MiningWatch Canada.

This funding is provided to support public participation in Phase I of the environmental assessment process for the proposed Project.

A committee independent of the review process assessed the applications for funding and provided recommendations on funding awards. The committee's report, along with further information on the Project, is available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, under reference number 10-05-54755.

Stillwater Canada Inc. is proposing to construct, operate and decommission a platinum group metals and copper mine approximately 10 kilometres from Marathon, Ontario. The proposed Project would include three open pits, an ore processing plant, tailings and mine rock storage facilities, site access roads, a 7-kilometre power transmission line, explosives factory and magazines, water management facilities, ancillary mine infrastructure and associated activities. The rate of production would be approximately 22,000 tonnes per day with a proposed operating mine life of approximately 11.5 years.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the federal environmental assessment process, which identifies the environmental effects of proposed projects and measures to address those effects, in support of sustainable development.

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For more information, media may contact:

Lucille Jamault
Senior Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
613-957-0434

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